People living in the neighborhoods where two women were robbed and one was sexually assaulted by a man police believe followed them to their homes said they're scared and changing their routines.

People living in the neighborhoods where two women were robbed and one was sexually assaulted by a man police believe followed them to their homes said they're scared and changing their routines.

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Updated: 9:33 PM CST Dec 16, 2014

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WEBVTT FIRE CREWS ARE STILL AT THE SCENE WILL STOP WE ARE HEADING THERE NOW AND WILL GET YOU UPDATES AS SOON AS WE HAVE THEM. TWO WOMEN, TARGETED AT RANDOM, THEN ATTACKED. CRIMES THAT HAVE CREATED FEAR AND WORRY IN KANSAS CITY WITH POLICE BELIEVING ONE SUSPECT IS RESPONSE FOR BOTH. KMBC 9'S ELI ROSENBERG IS LIVE OUTSIDE KCK POLICE HEADQUARTERS WITH THE LATEST. LATE WORD TONIGHT FROM THE POLICE CHIEF AND LEAD INVESTIGATOR -- THEY TELL ME THE VICTIM OF THAT FIRST ATTACK YESTERDAY MORNING IS ACTUALLY DOING MUCH BETTER. THERE IS HOPE THAT AS SHE IMPROVES SHE CAN HELP POLICE HERE WITH AN INVESTIGATION THAT HAS SO MANY PEOPLE AROUND HERE WORRIED. OH, YES, IT SCARES ME. THAT'S WHY PARTICULARLY -- I DIDN'T WANT TO BE ON CAMERA BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW. WHO HE IS WATCHING OR WHAT HE IS DOING. THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DOING LITTLE TO MASK THE FEAR IN ONE KCK NEIGHBORHOOD THE DAY AFTER A WOMAN WAS BRUTALLY ATTACKED HERE. THAT'S WHAT SCARES ME, IS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT -- IF HE IS GOING TO HIT AGAIN, IF IT IS GOING TO BE CLOSE BY, THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH LATELY. THIS NEIGHBOR, WHO YOU HEARD, DIDN'T WANT TO SHOW HER FACE WITH NO ONE YET UNDER ARREST, DIDN'T HEAR HER NEIGHBOR GET ASSAULTED OR SHOT -- BUT DID SEE THE SUSPECT FLEE. I MEAN, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THAT FAST, AND IT BACKED OUT AND WENT UP THE HILL AND IT WASN'T TWO OR THREE MINUTES LATER WE HEARD SIRENS. HOURS EARLIER, ACROSS TOWN, KU PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT KINSEY CHAVEZ WAS ATTACKED AND ROBBED. TODAY, BOTH THE TALK AT A LOCAL BARBERSHOP. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UPSET AND SAD ABOUT THE WHOLE SITUATION. BACK IN THE FIRST VICTIM'S NEIGHBORHOOD -- I WON'T EVEN GET OUT OF THE CAR HERE AND IT WAS NEVER LIKE THAT HERE. ROUTINES CHANGED WITH A SUSPECT STILL OUT THERE. TALKING TO PEOPLE TODAY, AND YOU HEARD SOME OF IT IN THE STORY THERE. IT'S REALLY THE FACT THESE WOMEN WERE TARGETED AT RANDOM -- JUST DRIVING HOME OR STOPPING AT A GAS STATION -- THAT HAS EVERYONE ON EDGE. AN EDGE THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL FEELING HERE TONIGHT. ELI ROSENBERG, KMBC 9 NEWS. INVESTIGATORS ONLY HAVE A FEW DETAILS TO GO ON. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A BLACK MALE IN HIS 40'S, WITH DREADLOCKS.

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Neighbors shaken, scared after attacks on KCK women

People living in the neighborhoods where two women were robbed and one was sexually assaulted by a man police believe followed them to their homes said they're scared and changing their routines.